"I think I'd like to be on my way," you tell the dragonfly.
Sky Dancer nods.

"Very well." With a complicated
gesture, he conjures a glowing cloud between his foretalons. "Look within, and
choose your destination. Merely touch the portal cloud to be taken
there." You peer into the mists and see a swirl of colorful banners...

Links by Category(a * indicates a new link!)

Follow Links With Care!
Most of these are G-rated (suitable for all ages), but a few veer into PG
(parental guidance suggested) territory.
The Master Dreamer cannot guarantee that the content of sites linked to here
will always be appropriate for underage websurfers, but she has only linked
to sites which she believe have value to cyberpet enthusiasts or artists in
general.
The point is to entertain and inform, not to offend.

Updated on April 11, 2008

Adoption Listings/Info - Here
you can find collections of other cyberpet adoption sites, plus
information on cyberpets in general. (Commercial sites such as Neopets are
not listed here.)

Art Galleries, Tutorials, and Help
- These sites belong to artists or art-related groups, and contain
inspirational galleries and/or tutorials, forums, and other places to get
assistance in developing your own skills.

Bear Jests is one of the great, classic cyberpet
sites. Recently reorganized, it still offers a great cyberpet search
engine, a few cyberpets, and one of the best explanations of cyberpet
netiquette ever composed, among other things.

The Crystal Palace, or Creature Creator's Forum (formerly
the Cyberpet Agency Owner's Forum), is a message board for
agency owners and artists, by agency owners and artists. Anyone aspiring to run their own
cyberpet adoption agency or develop their artistic talents would be well-advised to visit
here. Questions are answered, tips are given, and all-around fun is
had. This link is not a direct board link, but will take you to the
main site where you can learn about the board. Membership itself opens
at irregular intervals, to keep spammers and such at bay.

MeganGirl has amassed a large, well-organized collection of adoption sites on the Net.
If Skyhaven Adoptions doesn't have what you want, check here!

J. Cathryn Feinburg crosses anime with more traditional
characters and cartooning in her art. Not only is this a fairly
extensive gallery of her works, but she has a nice tutorial section, as
well. A couple of the tutorials have broken images, though most of
them are up and running. She also has, under her Favorite Links, a
very large collection of tutorial/instruction sites listed.

A Livejournal community of artists, this is a good resource for any artist of
most any skill level. The only drawback is its overall lack of
organization, but if you scroll through you should find something to pique
your interest.

If you're serious about your art, especially if you want to
know more about art-based careers and the people in them, go here.
Anything you could possibly want to know about improving
quality, output, and employability can be found at this amazing site.
The forum base ranges from rank amateurs to retired pros, using everything
from hand-ground oil paints to the latest in digital 3D software. WARNING:
Some art here includes nudity, gore, and generally disturbing imagery, and a
few forum threads venture into coarse language. Click with caution!

This sci-fi/fantasy art and writing site is an excellent
place to visit if you're looking for general inspiration and some decent
tutorials. I've heard stories about the picky submission process, the
mods, and some of the posting population, however, so I would be cautious
about actually joining up if I were you. That doesn't mean you can't
poke around their extensive collection of writing and art instruction
articles.

Though focusing on anime-style comic art, the tutorials are
fairly thorough and easy to follow, covering subjects from figure
construction and anatomy through advanced Photoshop special effects.
Follow the links for more tutorials and comic art sites.

As generic clip-art sites go, I've had better luck here than
I have with many other places. They seem to have some different stuff,
though most of it comes on a white background. A nice feature is the
search function, which helps when you're in a hurry and know what you're
looking for (not that they're guaranteed to have what you want.) They
also have some textures and backgrounds.

The Absolute Background Texture Archive lives up to its
name! This is where I got many of the textures used in various
backgrounds and critters for Skyhaven. They also have some fonts and
general graphics, but I mainly go here for the textures. An excellent resource!

Paint Shop
Pro is my favorite graphics
program (and what I use to create the adoptables and graphics on this site.)
It offers the power of PhotoShop
at a fraction of the price! The original makers, Jasc, were bought out by
Corel; I can't afford the new products, but they still look great! Go here to learn more
about Paint Shop Pro, Painter, or Corel's other products. You can also
download trial versions.

Dee Dreslough has some great original fantasy art
available for sprucing up your website, plus occasional works/prints for
sale and other goodies. (She does have a few tutorials, as well, but
most of her site is dedicated to her free art.)

NASA's Hubble telescope has produced - and continues to
produce - truly astounding images of the cosmos. They
also offer some
great astronomy-related links and neat wallpaper for your computer
desktop.

Kyl's Medieval and Fantasy Clipart is a very extensive selection of fantasy and medieval graphics for personal
or web page use. Since Clipart Castle became just another run-of-the-mill site, this
is as close to good, general use, no-hassle graphics as you can get! (This
site can be a bit iffy, vanishing every now and again.)

The Master Dreamer provides HTML links as a service to
Skyhaven visitors - she herself is virtually illiterate in HTML. If
you have questions on site design and publishing that don't involve basic
FrontPage 2000, try here!

A wonderful site on HTML/XHMTL and web site creation, written
in plain English for those of us who haven't a clue about we're doing
online. Go here for answers to your HTML questions, or to learn the
stuff from scratch!

Domains, site hosting, e-commerce solutions,
dedicated servers... you want it, they got it! I've had great luck
with their tech support, and they're FrontPage friendly (unlike some
hosts)! IPowerweb
has been hosting Skyhaven ever since I got my domain, and I recommend
them highly.

Like ImageShack, Photobucket lets you upload pictures and
files to their server, where they can be viewed by friends and family or
used for other online purposes. This, too, is free, though you can
pay for more storage and bandwidth. (I use Photobucket myself on occasion,
and have never had any troubles with them except for occasionally sticky
connections.)

Etymology is the study of a word's origins and meaning. This is a
great resource if you're stumped about naming your new adoptee (or anything
else in need of a name.) Sorted alphabetically and by gender, there is also a search
function, plus many helpful links.

Believe it or not, sometimes you can get decent names just by using the
thesaurus.
At the very least, it can help steer you in new directions...
Merriam-Webster also has a wonderful
online dictionary, word games, and other ways to kill time.

More self-promotion; this is my blog. If you want to
know what I'm up to between Skyhaven updates, look no further.
WARNING - This blog may induce head scratching, drowsiness, and
severe boredom.
If symptoms occur, discontinue use and seek mentally stimulating activites
immediately.